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🌱 Patch AM: Who Killed Samuel Canaday? Deputies Are Still Searching For Answers Years On
Happening soon: Pretzel Making Class Drake's Brewing Co. on the San Leandro Patch calendar

What's up San Leandro! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Deputies renew plea for tips in 1998 San Leandro killing
Also on today's calendar: Pretzel Making Class Drake's Brewing Co. and 3 more events.
Find out what's happening in San Leandrofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in San Leandrofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 58 and low of 39 degrees.
- Saturday: Periods of sunshine, temps: high: 59, low: 38.
- Sunday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Who Killed Samuel Canaday? Deputies Are Still Searching For Answers Years On (patch.com) — San Leandro residents are being urged to help solve the decades-old killing of 57-year-old Samuel Canaday, found dead near East 14th Street and 168th Avenue in 1998. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its call for tips, sharing details of Canaday’s final hours near a local restaurant and trailer park and providing phone numbers for confidential information.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Leandro
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- School of Rock Ribbon Cutting
Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce , 427 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
2:00 pm - Petes Hardware 100 Year Celebration Ribbon Cutting
Pete's Ace Hardware , 2569 Castro Valley Blvd , Castro Valley - TK/K Family Information Night (and Dual Language Immersion)
Bohannon Middle School , Bockman Road , San Lorenzo
5:30 pm - Best of Awards Night
Moose Lodge , 20835 Rutledge Rd , Castro Valley
5:30 pm - MLK Jr. Oratorical Festival
San Leandro Marina Community Center , 15301 Wicks Blvd , San Leandro
10:30 am - Pretzel Making Class Drake's Brewing Co.
Drake's Brewing Company , 1933 Davis St , San Leandro
6:30 pm
Saturday January 10
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
Saturday January 17
Tuesday January 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Trivia Night
Cherryland Community Center
5:00 pm - Bad Boy Bruce and the blues mob
The Bistro , 1001 B St , Hayward
8:00 pm - School of Rock Ribbon Cutting
Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce , 427 Paseo Grande , San Lorenzo
2:00 pm - Robert DaValle Blues Jam
The Bistro , 1001 B St , Hayward
3:00 pm - Petes Hardware 100 Year Celebration Ribbon Cutting
Pete's Ace Hardware , 2569 Castro Valley Blvd , Castro Valley - Best of Awards Night
Moose Lodge , 20835 Rutledge Rd , Castro Valley
5:30 pm
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
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